A flight attendant at American Airlines brought suit against the company yesterday under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The allegations stem from fact that the company health plan reimburses male employees for Viagra prescriptions regardless of the type of insurance they choose, while forcing women to enroll in a company chosen HMO to receive infertility treatments, birth control, and pap smears. The plaintiff---who filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in April---is seeking permission to sue on behalf of all affected employees.
See DAVID ROSENZWEIG, Los Angeles Times, December 13, 2001